Mariah Carey looks amazing for 45. One of her secrets? The singer tells PEOPLE she simply doesn’t acknowledge her age.
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“I think I have to remain eternally oblivious to age. Honestly, when you put a number on it yourself, it’s just like, Why? Why do that?”
Carey, who has her first makeup collaboration in the works with M.A.C. Cosmetics, a champagne lipstick called “All I Want (available December 3rd), says that a “good hair and makeup team” keeps her feeling beautiful.
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And though she’s never not looking totally glam, Carey adds that she prefers to wear as little makeup as she can.
“If you’re not wearing a lot of makeup, you don’t have to take a lot of it off. So, my goal is to wear the least amount of makeup possible so I don’t have to steam my face and take it all off.”
The beauty school alum shares that she likes to take care of her own skincare and grooms her eyebrows herself — but her DIY skills stop there. When asked whether or not she ever has bad hair days, Carey reveals that she’s not as talented in the hair department.
“I do [have bad hair days], and then I have to apply my 500 hours of beauty school. If it’s really bad, I’ll just slick it back and put it in a bun.”
And when it comes to blowouts, “It used to be really hard. When I was growing up I used to go into the girl’s bathroom and fix the front with a brush on a hand dryer because it would come up. And the back was never smooth cause I couldn’t really reach it. So, I try not to blow dry my own hair. If I have to do my hair from scratch, I’ll keep it natural.”
For more on our exclusive interview with Mariah, pick up the new issue of People on newsstands now!
— Jillian Ruffo, with reporting by Jackie Fields
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